General Biology at Wayne State University

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what Wayne State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 26,241 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

Wayne State General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
• Master’s Degree in Biology

Wayne State General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Wayne State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #127 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at Wayne State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Wayne State University.

Wayne State General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Wayne State since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Wayne State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wayne State University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	67
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Wayne State General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wayne State University with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wayne State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	182

Related Majors

• Genetics
• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Medical Scientists	2,550	$67,960
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Biological Science Professors	1,240	$91,770
Biological Scientists	450	$75,110

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Del arte under License

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